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Qualities of a Sound Church
But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine:
But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine:
Doing Good for the Sake of the Gospel
You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.
You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.
that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience;
Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things —
Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good.
that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children,
to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.
to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded,
Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.
In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness
and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.
Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back,
Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them,
and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.
Trained by Saving Grace
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.
teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,
It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,
looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
while we wait for the blessed hope — the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,
who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.
who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.